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Roma, Italy Monday 8th October 2018 Koningsdam arrived back in the cruise port of Civitavecchia. We caught a train into Rome for the day. This was our second time visiting Rome. Last here in May 2000. It was good to... Continue reading

Posted Jan 17, 2020 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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Naples

Naples, Italy Sunday October 7 2018 A day in Naples. Basilica Reale Pontificia San Francesco da Paola - Piazza del Plebiscito. Galleria Umberto I - a beautiful atrium in Naples. The port of Naples with views of Mt Vesuvius and... Continue reading

Posted Jan 17, 2020 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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At Sea

A Day at Sea Saturday 6th October 2018 Our second day at sea as Koningsdam leaves the Greek Islands passes back through the Strait of Messina for Naples in Italy. Storm clouds cleared to reveal a beautiful evening. Continue reading

Posted Nov 23, 2019 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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Santorini

Thira (Santorini), Greece Friday 5th October 2018 Koningsdam arrived at Santorini and used shore based tenders to ferry passengers ashore. We decided to walk up the donkey track, avoiding the donkeys on the way. Breaking out in a sea of... Continue reading

Posted Nov 23, 2019 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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Athens hot spot

Athens, Greece Thursday, 4 October 2018 Koningsdam docked in Piraeus. We boarded the Hop-On-Hop-Off bus that would take us to the Acropolis. Huge crowds, long queues and high temperature - actually it was a reported 25 degrees but felt a... Continue reading

Posted Aug 14, 2019 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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A short day in Katakolon

Katakolon, Greece Wednesday 3rd October 2018 Next port of call was Katakolon. While some of the passengers enjoyed a day trip to the Ancient Olympia site, we decided to stay and have a look around the port and its many... Continue reading

Posted Jul 16, 2019 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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Corfu

Kerkira (Corfu), Greece Tuesday 2nd October 2018 Tendered ashore, Corfu town was only a short walk away. On my wish list for this cruise, was to visit the plaques for Gerald and Lawrence Durrell. I’d read some of their books... Continue reading

Posted May 21, 2019 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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Kotor

Monday October 1st, 2018. In the early morning, Koningsdam slowly manoeuvres through a calm fjord like entrance to Kotor, Montenegro. It’s was our first port of call to use the ships tenders to go ashore. Kotor is nested at the... Continue reading

Posted May 9, 2019 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik, Croatia Sunday 30th September 2018 Our first port of call on our three week tour of the Mediterranean is Dubrovnik. Koningsdam arrives in the port of Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik old town. Walking the city walls. Walking through the old town... Continue reading

Posted Mar 24, 2019 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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A Day At Sea

Saturday 29th September 2018 A day at sea aboard Koningsdam, so time to explore the ship… Just in case you forget what day it is. Konningsdam was built in 2016 and operated by Holland America Line. Plenty of entertainment to... Continue reading

Posted Jan 30, 2019 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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Civitavecchia

Civitavecchia, Italy Thursday 27th &Friday 28th September 2018 The Italian cruise port of Civitavecchia is built on history and our departure point for three week cruise around the Mediterranean. Fort Michelangelo Fort Michelangelo Porta Livorno is a very prestigious architectonical... Continue reading

Posted Jan 20, 2019 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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Genoa

Genoa, Italy Wednesday 26th September 2018 Although we could have travelled from Nice to Civitavecchia in one day, we decided to split the journey up with an overnight stop in Genoa. Continue reading

Posted Jan 20, 2019 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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A day trip to Cannes

Cannes, France Sunday 23rd September 2018 During our week in Nice we did a day trip to Cannes. Popularly know for its fannual film festival, the most interesting part of Cannes is the older Le Suque area. Cannes Musee de... Continue reading

Posted Jan 20, 2019 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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A week in Nice

We spent a week based in Nice, France. Our intention was to go to a variety of nearby towns along the Cote d’Azur. I don’t know whether it was jet-lag or what, but we only managed to visit Cannes. Here’s... Continue reading

Posted Jan 19, 2019 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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Travelling to Europe

During September and October 2018, Tony and I travel around the Mediterranean with our friends Michael and Abei. Over the next few weeks I’ll upload a few photos and some details about where we were. Let’s start with the journey... Continue reading

Posted Dec 10, 2018 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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Europe Tour coming soon

During September and October 2018 Tony and I travel around the Mediterranean with our friends Michael and Abei. Im still processing a million photos but I plan to have some of them posted soon. Stay tuned! Continue reading

Posted Dec 3, 2018 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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Little Blue Lake, just metres off the B82 between...

Little Blue Lake, just metres off the B82 between Derby and Gladstone, is a natural phenomenon resulting from the pioneering mining days of South Mount Cameron and the surrounding areas of the Far North East of Tasmania. Originally a mine... Continue reading

Posted Jun 10, 2018 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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Worst blogger ever

Grrr. I just realised I haven't posted to The Smirkonian for an entire year. This will change. I have some great photos from the pst 12 months to share and an exciting overseas adventure coming up later this year. Stand... Continue reading

Posted Jun 10, 2018 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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iPhone selection...

Today I spent a few moments looking back through the photos Id taken on my iPhone over the back 10 months. Here’s a few I picked out and posted to Instagram. A post shared by Andy Shepherd (@smirkstas) onJun 21,... Continue reading

Posted Jun 21, 2017 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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Let's get personal... (no not THAT close)

I’m not a fan of Facebook. I find the platform rather annoying. I resisted for many years but peer pressure won over. Most of my friends, particularly at work, were regularly conversing about someone’s post and I’d be in the... Continue reading

Posted Jun 14, 2017 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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The Peloton - Left v Right

Posted Jun 14, 2017 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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Autumn in the vines

This set taken at Marion’s Vineyard in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley. Continue reading

Posted May 4, 2017 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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Thanks for pointing out that error Ken. I've corrected it to "early 1900's" as indicated on the original file name.

Commented Apr 26, 2017 on Historical Launceston photo at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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Westmorland Falls

Explored the Westmorland Falls track in Tasmania’s Great Western Tiers region just south of Mole Creek. The walk was quite spectacular, however the falls are still showing signs of flood damage from last season. Location and mapping details at the... Continue reading

Posted Apr 24, 2017 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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Historical Launceston photo

Found this unusual image of Launceston hidden in my great grandfather’s photo collection. Taken around the early 1900’s, it’s unusual to see an image of this perspective as long lenses were not around in those days. I’m guessing the image... Continue reading

Posted Apr 24, 2017 at The Smirkonian Sightseer

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